Creative Photography Techniques

Course details

Get ready to broaden your photographic horizons. In this course, photographer and educator Justin Reznick dives into a variety of techniques and options designed to expand your photography skills. Try your hand at multiple exposures, both in camera and created in Photoshop. Experiment with intentional camera movement (ICM) to convey a sense of motion, and see how texture blending can add a new dimension to a subject. Justin wraps up by helping you pair your photos with famous Impressionist works to turn your images into striking creative impressions.

Learning objectives
Taking creative multiple-exposure approaches
Using intentional camera movement for unique looks
Applying Topaz texture effects to blend textured backgrounds
Turning photos into creative impressions

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - The artist's philosophy on creative photo techniques

1. Creative Multiple-Exposure Approaches

03 - Finding a multiple-exposure subject
04 - Using multiple exposure for an impressionist look
05 - Comparing an image blend in a camera vs. in post
06 - Creating a multiple-exposure effect in software

2. Using Intentional Camera Movement for Unique Looks

07 - Understanding intentional camera movement or ICM
08 - Making an image of waves using ICM
09 - Taking a colorful tree bark image using ICM
10 - Post processing work on ICM photos

3. Creating Images of Textures

11 - Introduction to photographing textures
12 - Photographing texture in trees
13 - Post-processing work on a tree texture image
14 - Working with flower texture images in post

4. Photographic Impressions

15 - Making photos into creative impressions
16 - Processing a photo impression of a palm tree
17 - Taking photos to make a plant impression image
18 - Post-processing work on impression images

Conclusion

19 - Next steps and final selects